ZANESVILLE - Several America Red Cross blood drives have been planned in the area.

Blood drives in Zanesville will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at South Zanesville United Methodist Church, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6 at North Terrace Church of Christ and 1 to 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at Trinity United Presbyterian Church. Additional drives will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at Adamsville Community Center, noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at East Muskingum Middle School in New Concord and 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at Harrison Township Fire Department in Philo.

In Perry County, drives will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 11 at PCC Airfoils in Crooksville, noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Senior Citizen Center in New Lexington, 1 to 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Somerset American Legion and 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at AmVets Post 51 in Thornville.

For Morgan County, a blood drive will be from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Malta United Methodist Church Youth Building.

Kumler goes to St. Lawrence

CANTON, NEW YORK - Erin Kumler of New Concord enrolled this fall at St. Lawurence University in Canton, New York. She previously attended Northfield Mount Hermon School.

Locals pinned at COTC

NEWARK - Local students were pinned during a recent ceremony for those graduating the summer semester of the health sciences programs at Central Ohio Technical College.

Catherine Musselman, 1730 Musselman Drive, will be 100 on Oct. 7. Open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 6 at Bryan Place and from 6 to 10 p.m. same day at the St. Thomas gymnasium. Musselman asks for prayers, but not gifts.

Ruth Ann Watts, 16454 Ohio 37 East, Corning, will be 80 on Sept. 28.

Retirement

Elba Wilson will be retiring on Sept. 21. Cards can be sent to 919 Muskingum Ave.

Nellie Sheridan Statue Unveiling 11 a.m., Somerset Ohio Town Square, Somerset. Includes music by the Holy Trinity Adult Choir, comments on Sheridan’s life from historian Rob Dishon and unveiling of statue by Postmaster Mary Harris.

Kat Dodson Foundation Benefit noon-11:59 p.m., St. Rose Community Center, 119 West Water St., New Lexington. A Chinese auction will be from noon to 3 p.m. with a drawing at 3:15 p.m. and a live auction will be 6 to 10 p.m. with sign-in at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature food, drinks, baked goods, gift certificate and lotto trees, 50/50 drawings ever hour and theme basket raffles.